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Top mentioned books

Here are the most frequently recommended books on the Big Think podcast:
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#1 Mentioned in 7 episodes

The anthropic cosmological principle

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Frank J. Tipler
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John D. Barrow
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#2 Mentioned in 4 episodes

The Three-Body Problem

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Cixin Liu
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#3 Mentioned in 4 episodes

Fluke

Chance, Chaos, and Why Everything We Do Matters
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Brian Klaas
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#4 Mentioned in 4 episodes

The Unthinkable

who survives when disaster strikes and why
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Amanda Ripley
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#5 Mentioned in 4 episodes

Tiny Experiments

How to Live Freely in a Goal-Obsessed World
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Anne-Laure Le Cunff
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#6 Mentioned in 3 episodes

Black Holes, The Key to Understanding the Universe

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Brian Cox
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#7 Mentioned in 3 episodes

Sapiens

A Brief History of Humankind
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Yuval Noah Harari
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#8 Mentioned in 3 episodes

High Conflict

Why We Get Trapped and How We Get Out
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Amanda Ripley
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#9 Mentioned in 3 episodes

Everyday Espionage: Winning the Workplace and Social Game

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Andrew Bustamante
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#10 Mentioned in 2 episodes

2001

A Space Odyssey
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Arthur C. Clarke
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#11 Mentioned in 2 episodes

The Art of Impossible

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Steven Kotler
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#12 Mentioned in 2 episodes

Feynman Lectures on Physics, Volume 3

The Definitive Edition
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Richard Feynman
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#13 Mentioned in 2 episodes

Infinite Cosmos

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Brian Greene
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Ethan Siegel
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#14 Mentioned in 2 episodes

Mini Philosophy

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Jonny Thomson
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#15 Mentioned in 2 episodes

Good Anxiety

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Wendy Suzuki
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#16 Mentioned in 2 episodes

Emotional Intelligence

Why It Can Matter More Than IQ
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Daniel Goleman
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#17 Mentioned in 2 episodes

Conscious

A Brief Guide to the Fundamental Mystery of the Mind
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Annaka Harris
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#18 Mentioned in 2 episodes

After the Ecstasy, the Laundry

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Jack Kornfield
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#19 Mentioned in 2 episodes

Mini Big Ideas

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Jonny Thomson
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#20 Mentioned in 2 episodes

Slow Productivity

The Lost Art of Accomplishment Without Burnout
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Cal Newport

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